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Q: Is the Quad ERA-1 a planar headphone?
A: Eighty-two years after its founding and 61 years after the ESL-57, Quad delivers its first headphone, the ERA-1, and it’s a planar design… but not an electrostatic! For Quad devotees, the ERA-1 headphone has been a long time coming.
Q: What are quad driver earphones?
A: The name says it all. Quad Driver earphones use four drivers in each earpiece. Out of these four, two are the armatures, and two are the drivers. The two dynamic armatures help with rendering high and mid-frequency sounds. While the two drivers help to render low and mid-frequency sounds.
Q: How does quad make the ESL sound?
A: To approximate the classic ESL sound, Quad specially developed their own proprietary planar magnetic driver, to quote Quad; “The Quad ERA-1 incorporates an ultra-thin, electrically active diaphragm – thinner than a human hair yet extremely strong and highly elastic, weighing less than the volume of air it displaces.
Q: Is the Quad ERA-1 the best under $1000 Quad ESL?
A: With exceptional speed, phase coherency, and realistic tonal balance the Quad ERA-1 definitely evokes the feel of Quad ESLs. Though not quite electrostatic performance, the ERA-1 is one of the top performers in the under $1000 price bracket.